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Gerard Dillon
CONNEMARA GARDENS
Lot 8
Price Realised:
€25,000
Estimate:
€25,000 - €35,000
Gerard Dillon RHA, RUA, 1916-1971
CONNEMARA GARDENS
Oil on board, 16" x 28" (40.6 x 71.2cm), signed; inscribed verso.
'Connemara is Ireland to me', wrote Gerard Dillon in 1964, 'One could live here forever, but being neither a fisherman ...
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Lot 8
Gerard Dillon
CONNEMARA GARDENS
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Lot 8
Gerard Dillon
CONNEMARA GARDENS
Estimate:
€25,000 - €35,000
Gerard Dillon RHA, RUA, 1916-1971
CONNEMARA GARDENS
Oil on board, 16" x 28" (40.6 x 71.2cm), signed; inscribed verso.
'Connemara is Ireland to me', wrote Gerard Dillon in 1964, 'One could live here forever, but being neither a fisherman nor farmer but only a painter, I'm forced to come back to city life to sell work - and hope to save enough to come back to Connemara.'[1] In this panoramic work, Dillon captures the features of a landscape and place that offered seemingly endless inspiration for his creative practice. In its clear division of pictorial space, dividing fields for crops and livestock, and the flattening of the perspective between land and sea, this work is reminiscent of one of the artist's best-known works, The Little Green Fields (National Gallery of Ireland) but transposes the viewer from the ancient settlement of Monasterboice to the rugged landscape of the west.
Born and raised in urban Belfast, Dillon was largely self-taught as a painter, studying briefly at the Belfast College of Art where he first met Daniel O'Neill. After a period of working in London as a housepainter, in 1939 he visited Connemara for the first time, discovering a subject that would be a constant theme and source of creativity throughout his painting life. Dividing his time between Dublin, London, and the west of Ireland, Dillon exhibited his work at annual exhibitions including the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), Oireachtas and Irish Exhibition of Living Art, also private galleries such as Waddington's and the The Dawson Gallery, as well as in Belfast and London.
Kathryn Milligan, October 2023
[1] Gerard Dillon, quoted in Riann Coutler, 'Island People, by Gerard Dillon', Irish Times, 12 July 2015
CONNEMARA GARDENS
Oil on board, 16" x 28" (40.6 x 71.2cm), signed; inscribed verso.
'Connemara is Ireland to me', wrote Gerard Dillon in 1964, 'One could live here forever, but being neither a fisherman nor farmer but only a painter, I'm forced to come back to city life to sell work - and hope to save enough to come back to Connemara.'[1] In this panoramic work, Dillon captures the features of a landscape and place that offered seemingly endless inspiration for his creative practice. In its clear division of pictorial space, dividing fields for crops and livestock, and the flattening of the perspective between land and sea, this work is reminiscent of one of the artist's best-known works, The Little Green Fields (National Gallery of Ireland) but transposes the viewer from the ancient settlement of Monasterboice to the rugged landscape of the west.
Born and raised in urban Belfast, Dillon was largely self-taught as a painter, studying briefly at the Belfast College of Art where he first met Daniel O'Neill. After a period of working in London as a housepainter, in 1939 he visited Connemara for the first time, discovering a subject that would be a constant theme and source of creativity throughout his painting life. Dividing his time between Dublin, London, and the west of Ireland, Dillon exhibited his work at annual exhibitions including the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), Oireachtas and Irish Exhibition of Living Art, also private galleries such as Waddington's and the The Dawson Gallery, as well as in Belfast and London.
Kathryn Milligan, October 2023
[1] Gerard Dillon, quoted in Riann Coutler, 'Island People, by Gerard Dillon', Irish Times, 12 July 2015
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PLEASE BID EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
In order to allow rival bidders the opportunity to respond to a late bid the following extensions will apply:
IF A BID IS RECEIVED WITHIN THE FINAL 45 SECONDS OF THE COUNTDOWN THE CLOCK WILL RESET TO 60 SECONDS.
At any point you can leave a maximum bid, representing the highest price you are prepared to pay for a particular lot. Bidding only advances when there is competition from a rival bidder. In that case the system bids on your behalf, only up to the maximum if required. All bids are relayed to you be email, along with notification if you have been outbid.
All maximum bids are confidential and not disclosed. The system will endeavor to purchase the lot for you for the least price. Bids are subject to buyer’s premium of 25% (incl vat), with no additional charges.
In the event of a tied bid, the preference will be given to the bid submitted first. The second bidder will receive immediate notification of being outbid.
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